Here is a bit of interesting history concerning Blair castle. The tall tower at Blair was built by the first John Comyn, Lord of Badenoch and chief of Clan Comyn, in 1269. It's the oldest part of the castle. The Comyn chief had built it while the Earl of Atholl was away.
It's the home of the only private army in Europe!!
It's not my clan, but I've always liked the Duke of Atholl because of that. Not that I believe everyone should have an army, ceremonial or otherwise. It's just such an interesting twist of history that he still has that.
Great pictures. Hope to make it there someday. Always thought it was a beautiful castle.
Here is a bit of interesting history concerning Blair castle. The tall tower at Blair was built by the first John Comyn, Lord of Badenoch and chief of Clan Comyn, in 1269. It's the oldest part of the castle. The Comyn chief had built it while the Earl of Atholl was away.
Very cool info!
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Ruthven Castle, the main castle of the Comyn clan, now known as Clan Cumming, commanded the northern end of two passes over the Mounth, the Drumochter and Minigaig passes, while the tower at Blair, built by the first John Comyn, controlled the southern end. You can imagine the look on the Earl of Atholl's face when he got back from the crusades and found a tower on his land! He eventually saw that this was a pretty smart place to have a castle (the Comyn chief wasn't dumb) and began to enlarge upon the project. So, because of the Comyns, we have a pretty castle to look at today.
Originally Posted by thescot
He eventually saw that this was a pretty smart place to have a castle (the Comyn chief wasn't dumb) and began to enlarge upon the project. So, because of the Comyns, we have a pretty castle to look at today. 
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